Two weeks ago, slanderous posters appeared down BruinWalk depicting the work of Students for Justice in Palestine as connected with terrorist organizations. This example of hate speech is not a new occurrence, but rather a continuation of a long slew of attacks levied against SJP and other organizations that try to raise awareness about the occupation in Palestine. Read more...
Opinion
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November 25, 4:32 pm
Submission: Offensive posters resort to fear-mongering, do not reflect SJP’s mission
Community, Opinion
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November 25, 12:02 am
Submission: Bruin columnist, SJP used selectively leaked information to accuse GSA
Aram Ghoogasian’s unfair and inaccurate portrayal of the Graduate Students Association, along with Students for Justice in Palestine’s usage of uncharitable tactics to express concerns with our funding of a Diversity Caucus Town Hall, leave us very worried about the level and style of political discourse at UCLA. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 24, 11:49 pm
Jasmine Aquino: UCLA Housing should create student committee for input on its projects
The Hill seems to have it all: a newly renovated Saxon Suites beaming with high-quality glazed windows and an expensive barbecue area, a new 14,000-square-foot Bruin Fitness Center that features an extravagant design and all new equipment for undergraduate students, and even free HBO. Read more...
Photo: (Arianna Gong/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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November 24, 3:51 pm
Submission: USAC EVP aims to use student power to cause, enforce change
I first came into this office with the promise of consolidating and leveraging student power to better our lives. I said that we must build a bridge with University of California President Janet Napolitano and the governor’s office. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 24, 1:53 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Graduate Students Association President Milan Chatterjee should resign
Reports of free speech’s death on our campus are often exaggerated. But now that the UCLA graduate student government has violated the First Amendment in its attempt to silence student activists, such claims carry a bit more weight. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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November 23, 6:41 pm
Submission: USAC bylaw changes could erase history, silence students of color
As a first-year African-American transfer student here at UCLA, I thought I would walk into a welcoming environment where my voice and activism would be respected given my position of marginalization. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 23, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: SJP should have brought concerns to GSA instead of acquiring lawyers
The Graduate Student Association does not have a dedicated funding body for events. When the Diversity Caucus requested GSA funding for their town hall with Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang, GSA’s cabinet made an exception and provided ad-hoc funding from surplus funds. Read more...